"He came to the register, showed the employee a knife and told her to open the drawer," Davis said.

She ran away.

He ran out the front door, getting away with nothing, Davis said.

At 3:41 a.m., he was seen inside the Rite Aid drugstore at 3720 Tuscarawas St. W, where he pulled out the knife and robbed the store employee, Davis said.

The man got away with undisclosed merchandise.

But he also ran out of the store and around the back of the building, where he climbed into an older-model white car, Davis said.

The man reappeared at 5:57 a.m. at the Speedway gas station/convenience store, 3131 Tuscarawas St. W, which he also reportedly robbed with a knife.

The man is described as white, about 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 6 inches tall and in his late 30s or early 40s. He wore a black ball cap, black jacket, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. His shirt was black with a blue or green picture on the front.

Anyone who can identify him is being asked to call detectives at 330-489-3144 or to text the police department's anonymous tip411 system by texting the word CANTON and then the message 847411.